From the data reported on Rhode Island Kids Count it is clear that a majority of children under the age of 18 are not using RI Health Care. For South Kingstown, about 1/7 are receiving RI care, meaning the rest have access to a private plan or are not receiving any healthcare. Compared to Central Falls, which is economically unstable, approximately 4/5 of the children their utilizing RI Health Care. Similarly, only 9% of the women in South Kingstown had delayed prenatal care, in Central Falls 20% of women had delayed prenatal care. The likelihood of women receiving prenatal care in South Kingstown is good, affecting the amount of pre-term births. In South Kingstown only 9.2% of births were reported as pre-term, Central Falls reported 11.2% of births as pre-term. The comparisons above depict South Kingstown as having high quality health care for their children.
Safety Report
Rhode Island Kids Count also showed South Kingstown (SK) to be a fairly safe environment. Being more of a suburban area the crime rate for SK is reported as fairly low. (INSERT PROVPLAN DATA HERE). According to Kids Count, 6.5 out of 1,000 children face neglect or abuse where Central Falls had 20.2 out of 1,000. There were 21 incidences of violent crime offenses in SK compared to Central Falls with 101 incidences. The suburban setting of South Kingstown appears to provide a safe environment. Surprisingly, 36% of children in South Kingstown were present during incidents of domestic violence, a statistic which is 7% higher than the state average.
Family Report
20% of the children living in South Kingstown are living in single parent households which is 11% less than the state average. The family unit in SK seems, for the most part, to demographics similar to other Rhode Island towns. Children in SK living with their grandparents constitutes only 5% which is one percent less than the state average. Most of the children in SK are also living with educated mothers, 61% of mothers have graduated with a bachelors degree or above. This is very high compared to Central Falls with 7% of mothers graduation with above a bachelors degree and the state average of 35%.
Health Report
From the data reported on Rhode Island Kids Count it is clear that a majority of children under the age of 18 are not using RI Health Care. For South Kingstown, about 1/7 are receiving RI care, meaning the rest have access to a private plan or are not receiving any healthcare. Compared to Central Falls, which is economically unstable, approximately 4/5 of the children their utilizing RI Health Care. Similarly, only 9% of the women in South Kingstown had delayed prenatal care, in Central Falls 20% of women had delayed prenatal care. The likelihood of women receiving prenatal care in South Kingstown is good, affecting the amount of pre-term births. In South Kingstown only 9.2% of births were reported as pre-term, Central Falls reported 11.2% of births as pre-term. The comparisons above depict South Kingstown as having high quality health care for their children.
Safety Report
Rhode Island Kids Count also showed South Kingstown (SK) to be a fairly safe environment. Being more of a suburban area the crime rate for SK is reported as fairly low. (INSERT PROVPLAN DATA HERE). According to Kids Count, 6.5 out of 1,000 children face neglect or abuse where Central Falls had 20.2 out of 1,000. There were 21 incidences of violent crime offenses in SK compared to Central Falls with 101 incidences. The suburban setting of South Kingstown appears to provide a safe environment. Surprisingly, 36% of children in South Kingstown were present during incidents of domestic violence, a statistic which is 7% higher than the state average.
Family Report
20% of the children living in South Kingstown are living in single parent households which is 11% less than the state average. The family unit in SK seems, for the most part, to demographics similar to other Rhode Island towns. Children in SK living with their grandparents constitutes only 5% which is one percent less than the state average. Most of the children in SK are also living with educated mothers, 61% of mothers have graduated with a bachelors degree or above. This is very high compared to Central Falls with 7% of mothers graduation with above a bachelors degree and the state average of 35%.